Comments for David Vitter irony alert at http://www.theind.com , comment 1 to 1 out of 1 comments http://www.theind.com Wed, 08 Feb 2012 21:40:17 +0100 FeedCreator 1.7.3 http://www.theind.com/home/2540#comment-61 It is notably cynical when a political party succumbs to the consumer-marketing ad relations norm of the present day and refers to its governing philosophy and legislative effectiveness as a "brand." As if I would ever buy a product because of its advertising cleverness! Well, sadly, the Senator, and the other parrots we see elsewhere in the media appear to be on to something. Even though it offends our educated sensibilities, the electoral process is simply an emotional process now. TV has so fully permeated this process, that voters have no connection to their represenatives on a personal basis, nor do they follow a multitude of issues and read detailed, deeply conflicting newspaper accounts of this information. Simply now, we are left with candidates with whom we would feel socially comfortable at the dinner table, drinking a beer, or who appeal to some abstract idea of your various buzzword motto of the election season. As soon as voters stop rewarding the Democrats and Republicans with their votes, and discontinue their patronage of media oligopoly, and check themselves out of the conventional consumer product cycle, then, perhaps, having wrested the vast waste of money out of elections, we might then be rewarded with leadership worth voting for. America meanwhile, continues to act like Star Trek's Ferengi Alliance...anything can be bought or sold, even your DNA. Thanks Vitter. What would Jesus do? Really. And Mr. Jordan, can we get some reporting on the current state of worker unionization in the Acadiana area? I would also like to see some discussion on how such values matter in our local politics as well. - Jason Faulk Wed, 21 May 2008 18:10:41 +0100